README.md in google-api-client-0.8.2 vs README.md in google-api-client-0.8.3

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@@ -102,11 +102,24 @@ Credentials can be managed at the connection level, as shown, or supplied on a per-request basis when calling `execute`. For server-to-server interactions, like those between a web application and Google Cloud Storage, Prediction, or BigQuery APIs, use service accounts. +As of version 0.8.3, service accounts can be configured using +[Application Default Credentials][1], which rely on the credentials being +available in a well-known location. If the credentials are not present +and it's being used on a Compute Engine VM, it will use the VM's default credentials. + ```ruby +client.authorization = :google_app_default # in a later version, this will become the default +client.authorization.fetch_access_token! +client.execute(...) +``` + +This is simpler API to use than in previous versions, although that is still available: + +```ruby key = Google::APIClient::KeyUtils.load_from_pkcs12('client.p12', 'notasecret') client.authorization = Signet::OAuth2::Client.new( :token_credential_uri => 'https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token', :audience => 'https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token', :scope => 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/prediction', @@ -199,5 +212,7 @@ ## Support Please [report bugs at the project on Github](https://github.com/google/google-api-ruby-client/issues). Don't hesitate to [ask questions](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-api-ruby-client) about the client or APIs on [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com). + +[1]: https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/application-default-credentials